Orange Grilled Chicken with Spicy Homemade Caramel Popcorn
Ingredients
- 2 cups (480 ml) Florida Orange Juice
- 2 teaspoons Florida orange zest, divided
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 each jalapeño, quartered, seeds removed
- 4 each chicken breasts, 6-oz. portions
- 4 cups popcorn, popped
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon crushed aleppo pepper
Preparation
Reduce orange juice to 1 cup. Divide into 2 containers, 3/4 cup and 1/4 cup.
Pour the 3/4-cup reduction into a bowl. Add 1 teaspoons orange zest, soy sauce, jalapeño and chicken breasts. Let marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Lay the popped popcorn on a parchment paper–lined sheet pan.
Place the sugar in a 2-quart saucepan over low heat until all of it has melted and is caramelizing. When all the sugar has caramelized, add the heavy cream, 1/4 cup reduced orange juice, the remaining zest and the Aleppo pepper; stir for one minute. Drizzle evenly over the popcorn. Allow caramel time to cool and become semi-hard.
Remove the chicken breasts from the marinade and cook on a preheated grill until an internal temperature of 145ºF has been reached.
Place the chicken on a plate and garnish with the citrus popcorn.
